Standard for logging-cars.



No. 786,708. PATENTED APR. il, 1905. G'. E. ALLEN. STANDARD FOB. LOGGING GARS.

APPLGATION FILED 2130.9, 1904.

CHARLES H. ALLEN, F SAV LNNAH, GEORH, ACTI )F ONE-HALE TO JULIAN DE BRUYN KOPS, @il SAVANBQL., Gf-lOlGflilr.

SPECEFICAGEON forming part o' Letters Patent NO. 786,708, dated April. d, 194.55.

Application filed December 9, 1904- Serial No. 286,201.

,To /LZ 'll'l/om 'it Tita/U (fonc/:771,: l prop-frame finds an abutting Support on a f/O Be it known that l, CHARLES il. rLLEN, a beveled tace at the citizen of the United States, residing at Sabeveled face is provided witli, prot vannah, in the county of Chatham and State surface form ed by a metal sleeve l inc of Georgia, have invented a new and useful the end of the bolster. Through th' v- 1 l. oi thifbolster, which efting- V D sleeve Improvement in Standards for Logging-Cars, and through the end of" the bols ter is formed aninelined hole G, (see Fig. 3,) vihichreceives and gives free passage tc a sprilnjw rated lock-- bored of which the following is a speciication.

lvly invention is designed to provide a new and improved standard for leggingcars ing-bolt E. .lhe end otthe bolster Io which to be arranged on the ends of the to a larger diameter than the sle ve,

transverse holsters of the car to prevent the l receive a rigid collar F on the lockv g logs from rolling oil when in transit, but andasubj cent spring K, which holdem which. is capable of adjustment to permit the locking-bolt and locks the prop-frame against easy loading or unloading et the logs. slipping eti. vS/Vhen the spring-seated .look-- Although intended primarily for logging ing-boltis forced down, the pro Ji me O can purposes, the device is equally applicable to slide ell' the beveled surface of i sleeve J. 65 cars for handling heavy lumber, iron beams, To avoid the necessity of for ie locking 8:0. bolt all. the way down, the f v er surtce of lt consists in the novel construction and arthe prop-irame is beveled at i, s' 'I ln t slips 2O rangement of the adjustable standard, which r adily over the top of the la'ickiing-bolt lf will now noeeed to describe with reference it the latter has not been to; 'f

to the drawings, in which the beveled 'face et the .l .of

Figure l is a perspective view oi the end of the bolster and sleeve goes all ti c waytnroug '1, a ear-bolster with the adjustable standard so that it clears itselfY olf dirt and water. mounted thereon and in elevated position. On the rross-bar el' the upper ends olf th(` Fig. 2 is a side view of the same parts with standard-arms are forniecf. pointed lugs or 75 the standard lowered to permit the loading teeth L, which serve to catch and hoh or unloading of the logs onto the bolster, and upper end of the skid on which tire log I 1 Fig. 3 is a sectional detail et the .locking deraised to or rolled down from the bolster 5o vices. loading or unloading the ear.

His the end of the bolster oll the ear, and 0n each side of the end of the bolster 8o A is the adjustable standard mounted tliere- Vformed a recess equal to 'the thickn i ot the on. This standard consists of curved steel arms et the prim-frame` 'il and inte which side arms arranged on opposite sides of the these arms drop whentbe standar fred,

bolster and connected by and made integral so that the arms ot the stainlainfl lie. liat with. a cross-piece at the upper end. The against the sides ot the bolst S5 ends of the side arms are enlarged and perto- The operation of my im rated and connected bya bolt B to thebolster, tollmvs: ln loading the so as to term a hinge-axis about which the dropped to its lowest positi :xs seen` in Fig.

4.o standard. may swing to the elevated position 2, with the cross-bar ot the staml earms shown in Fig. 1 or the depressed position yresting ilat against the beveled einl ot the @c shown in Fig. 2. The bolt B goes entirely bolster. rlhe skids are then pace(I in inthrough the bolster and secures both. arms of elined position, as shown by dotted lines in the standard. The standard is provided with Fig. 2, the upper ends of theslfid` being held a EL3-shaped prop-tr me C, whose aims are the teeth or projections so that there iroi. ed stand ard is r the standard is pivotally connected by bolts or rivets D to no danger ei' slipping oil". lne logs are e5 the upper portions of the side arms oi the then rolled up on the skids and .ire loaded standard, either on the inside or outside of the onto the bolsters et the car. The skids are same, The lower portion of this upright then removed., and the prope'franie C is thea pulled outwardly and lifted, as indieatei'l by the arrow Vin Fig. 2, and the ini-,lined face oit the bottoni oi the pron-traumi brought to a flat bearing on the. iron-elad bevel taee ot the bolster behind the loeliingebolt E, the loele ing-bolt yielding downwardly :is the ii'ielined tace ol the prop-haine passes over it and then springing up gan to loeli the traine. The lifting et the prop-'trarne has by the above aetion elevati d the standard to the position shown in Fig. il, where its elevation prevents the logs troni rolling oli the ends o'l the bolster'. The standard is iirnily niain.- tained 'in elevated. position by the prop- 'liraine C, and this is in turn prevented 'from moving outwardly at its lower end by the looting-bolt, andv the 'oelring-bolt prevented iiroin dropping down by the tension ot the spring, ivhioh presses up against the collar F. To unload tin logs, the looking boltisdepr-z ed against tlie spring. Then the prop-'traine is pulled outward. and slides over the loeliingfboit and oliY thev bevel 'l'aee of the bolster, and the standards then drop to the position shown in Fig. 2, while the propiraine savings under the end of the bolster, leaving nothing vto preven"J the logs being rolled olli.

llaving thus described iny invention,what i. elaiin as new, and desire to seeure by Let- Vers Patent7 is4 l. A ear-standard having .firlns hinged to the bolster and a prep l'or holding it elevated7 said prep being hinged at its upper end to the stz'uidard, as deseribed.

2. A earsstandard having arms adapted to be hinged to the bolster, an upright prop- Ytraine hinged at the top to the outer end oll l the standard and adapted to rt t on the bolster and :i looking deviee vtor the prop-ilraine substantially as described.

:3. A ear-standard consisting ot a 'traine with hinged arins eoinbinedv with and enibraeing the bolster, a prop-'iranie hinged at its upper end to the upper end. el tbe standard the end of the bolster being beveled and adapted to 'torni a bearing vfor the standard when dropped thereon, and also for the prop- `traine when elevated, substantially as deseribed.

fl. The combination with a ear-bolster, of an adjustable ear-s tand ard having an elevating-prop hinged thereto at its upper end and a loeliing-bolt vfor the prop arranged in a hole in the eine oi' the bolster, substantially as described.

5. A hinged ear-standard having a supporting device and a spring looking deviee substantially as described.

6. il ear-standard having a beveled-ieee prop and a spring-seated locking-bolt substantially as described.

7. A ear-standard Consisting of bent and hinged side arins connected at one end by a eross-pieee, a swinging prop-traine hinged te the standard-arms, a Carbolster having a beveled. end adapted to receive the prop traine and spring-actuated loelinghbolt passing through. the bolster and engaging with the pri'ipraine substantially as described.

A ear-standard consisting of bent and hinged side arnis eonneeted at one end by s Gross-piece, a swinging prop-'haine hinged to the standard-arms, :i bolster having beveled. end to abut against and support the prop- 'traine when elevated. and rabbeted sides to reeeive the sides oi the propiraine when down and a loelring device 'for the prei]- irame when in elevated position substantially as described.

S). A ear-standard consisting ofi bent and. hinged side arms eonneeted by a cross-piece; a swinging propiraine hinged to the stand-- ard, a ear-bolster with beveled end and reA inforeingsleev'e and a spring-seated lookingbolt extending through said bolster end and sleeve substantially as described.

CHARLES il. Allidil,

i/Vitnesses z Vil. di BUTLER.,

lil/ it. Snmmoon. 

